Abi Feijó (*1956, Braga/Portugal) graduated from the Oporto School of Fine Arts. In 1984 he came to the National Film Board of Canada for an animation internship, which resulted in the short film Oh que Calma. Soon after, he founded Filmógrafo, an animation studio based on the NFB model of handcrafted auteur animation. As a Director, Feijó explores a variety of animation techniques, always with a carefully written story. In 1993, he made Os Salteadores (The Outlaws), an animated short using drawings on paper which won numerous international awards. It was followed by Fado Lusitano (1995), and Clandestino (Stowaway) in 2000.